intro Hey now, hey now, hear the hills hum Twenty-five thousand hearts beating like a drum
verse 1 Up in Northumberland where the cool winds blow There's a big old stretch of land just waiting to grow Thirty million was the dream, it seemed so far away But folks pulled out their pockets and they found a way A pound from you, a pound from me Seventeen million planted like a seed
chorus Let it grow wild, let it grow free Thirty-eight hundred hectares for the bird and the bee Rothbury's rising, the meadows will sing Once in a generation, we did a beautiful thing So let it grow wild, oh let it grow wild!
verse 2 Grandma gave her biscuit tin, the kids gave their change The neighbours did a bake sale halfway down the range Every coin a little acorn rolling down the hill Twenty-five thousand people with a mighty will Now the brook can babble and the grass can sway Nature's got a brand new place to play
chorus Let it grow wild, let it grow free Thirty-eight hundred hectares for the bird and the bee Rothbury's rising, the meadows will sing Once in a generation, we did a beautiful thing So let it grow wild, oh let it grow wild!
bridge No fences on the flowers, no schedule for the trees Just let the moss get mossy and the breeze be the breeze When we all chip in together, look what we can do A little bit of wild belongs to me and you
chorus Let it grow wild, let it grow free Thirty-eight hundred hectares for the bird and the bee Rothbury's rising, the meadows will sing Once in a generation, we did a beautiful thing So let it grow wild, oh let it grow wild!
outro Hey now, hey now, the hills keep humming along Twenty-five thousand voices in one wild song Let it grow wild